Legal Opinion
J. M. Rodriguez & Co. v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1973PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
In an action on an agreed statement of facts by an importer1 for nondelivery of goods shipped under a marine bill of lading, the carrier appeals. The issue is the proper measure of damages for goods discovered lost by unexplained disappearance after a longshoremen’s strike at the port of destination, where the parties had agreed that the carrier was not liable for delays due to strikes.
On October 30,1968, defendant Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., a common carrier, loaded 200 sacks of cloves on board its vessel the S. S. Mormacpenn at the Madagascar Port of Tamatave. Plaintiff J. M. Rodriguez &…
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- Bancroft v. Yazoo M.V.R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
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